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Writeups.org is an encyclopaedia of characters in genre fiction — super-hero comic books, video games, action movies, etc. It offers illustrated, researched profiles. These also include technical data for role-players. If you need a robust understanding of a character’s abilities, personality, history, etc. this is *the* place to be.
One of the baddies in the 1980s Masters of the Universe cartoons.
Minor super-strength, some vision powers.
The sniper/hunter/falconer in the original Borderlands video game.
As of April of 2021, this profile was entirely redone and partially updated.
A criminal mastermind with darkness technology. He fought Superman and Lois Lane in 1942.
Those were the days, my friend.
As of April of 2021, added silent and nocturnal Mutants & Masterminds stats.
This is a repository of charts and tables for the DC Heroes super-hero tabletop role-playing game, from the DCH community’s gaming groups.
Updates :
– Entirely new version of the “Ambrose’s numbers cosmics” astronomy APs document.
– “Revised APs chart, in metric” by Jobe.
This covers all sorts of fighting shields, from small hardwood stuff to wheeled ballistic SWAT contraptions to force shields.
As of September of 2018, this article was spun off the technical article about shields use. It also received a fair bit of new material, such as ballistic polycarbonate. That was a joke.
More recent additions :
– Targa ondulata.
The setting and ensemble characters from On a Sunbeam, a 2018 sci-fi romance/coming of age graphic novel.
Intriguing space setting — in space — and attaching cast.
One of the baddies in the 1980s Masters of the Universe cartoons.
I’ll have you know that he’s an engineer.
One of the playable characters in the original Borderlands video game. Rogue soldier and assault specialist with a robot-turret.
As of March of 2021, this profile was entirely revised to include the main BL2 material.
Second half for our profile of this strange 1910s character. With a link to the first half.
An old opponent of Batman & the Outsiders, with the rest of the Force of July. Various blast powers.
As of March of 2021, this profile has received ses caractéristiques pour Mutants & Masterminds, closing our M&Mification of the Force of July.
A traditional — and remarkably dangerous — enemy of the Black Panther.
This profile is filled with stuff about Wakandan history and politics, as M’Baku is a much much more interesting character than most people think. Only a fool underestimates the White Gorilla !
As of March of 2021, added a new section about the Gorilla God.
Right on the heels of the reedition of the 1980s Official Marvel Handbooks comes the same thing, but for the 1980s DC Who’s Who.
If you’re a writeups.org reader I figure it’s of interest to you.
Famous and irascible writer/sleuth in 1910s Paris.
Minor horror character at the cusp between the Atlas Comics era and the Marvel Comics era.
An alleged enemy of Spider-Man, seen in 1970s Hostess Cakes adverts in comic books.
One of the Player Characters in the first Borderlands video game.
Superhumanly strong and tough berserker giant mutant.
As of November of 2020, added M&M stats and some polish.
As of March of 2021, fully redid and partially updated this profile.
A member of the Force of July that fought Batman & the Outsiders back during the 1980s.
Self-replication power.
As of March of 2021, this profile has received M&M stats.
The 1970s, Marvel Comics one who fought the Falcon and Captain America. Venomous weapons, and the power of marketing.
Just saw that the omnibus reedition of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition is now available.
It’s the major work in comic book character profiles, historically. You should get it if you can afford it.
A young, low-level abjuration wizard in a Pathfinder campaign of yore.
Humble Bundle has an offer for Paradox Interactive Stellaris grand strategy space game. Starts at $1, tops at $13-ish for the full monty.
Posting these since there ain’t that many occasions to get into those complex games on a tiny budget.
A strange Medieval German giant mecha, built by Doctor Doom in curious circumstances. Fought Captain America in 1944.
Part of the Force of July team that fought Batman & the Outsiders during the 1980s. Heat/energy powers.
As of March of 2021, this profile has received incandescent Mutants & Masterminds game stats.
Mysterious space-warping abilities, fire powers, plenty of a lotta many guns, orb shields, crazy laugh, sexy body markings… Lilith as it all.
As of March of 2021, this profile was entirely redone and partially updated.
A determined detective in a post-climate-change, post-war future.
A former girlfriend of the Falcon (Sam Wilson), mostly during the 1970s.
Harlem community activist, and later on wildcat journalist.
A German ally of Captain America and (especially) Bucky during World War Two.
Second half of the article about the Borderlands sci-fi game setting.
This one has the DC Heroes technical suggestions to play in these worlds. Which, given the nature of the games, largely means GUNS.
It’s time for the first of our thrice-yearly calls for donation for 2021 !
As always, this doubles as a summary of what’s been happening on writeups.org (and why) since the previous call.